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By Mara Pattison-SowdenTHE streets of Alexandra will once again be humming with the presence of high-powered vehicles over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend. It will…

By Kath GannawayYARRA Ranges Council has deferred a decision on the construction of a heliport at Maroondah Reservoir to allow for further information to be…

INDIVIDUALS and organisations across the Yarra Valley heated the pot and poured a cuppa for cancer last week. Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea is traditionally held…

By Russell Bennett and Mara Pattison-SowdenBEEFED up fire bunkers and new road networks are some of the plans being considered for the Yarra Valley in…

By Mara Pattison-SowdenVICTORIAN Planning Minister Matthew Guy has ignored pleas from residents asking him not to back the proposed development for Seville. The minister has…

TWENTY-ONE Yarra Ranges businesses are on the road to a more sustainable future as graduates of Yarra Ranges Council’s Sustainable Business Program. The businesses, which…

JUNE and July are smoke-free months across much of Yarra Ranges Shire. Yarra Ranges Council last week issued a reminder to residents that burning off…

YARRA Ranges Youth Services is calling for musicians aged between 12 to 25 to be part of this year’s Battle of the Bands competition. Heats…

Above: Reflecting on a lucky escape, Toolangi resident Nick Kelly assesses the damage with Toolangi CFA member Bruce McClements and his son Joshua Kelly, also…

By Mara Pattison-SowdenA survey across the shire has had a massive response from residents wanting to take up the offer to have Yarra Valley Water…

By Kath GannawayPOSSIBLE asbestos contamination is just one of several reasons Yarra Ranges residents shouldn’t burn old railway sleepers, according to Yarra Ranges Council. Yarra…

Andrew Peters, Aunty Dot Peters, Mayor Terry Avery, chair of the Indigenous Advisory Committee Robyn White, and back row: Cr Len Cox, Cr Samantha Dunn,…